Asrock Z97 Extreme6

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive144% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Extreme6  (all builds)
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150526
Uptime5.2 Days
Run DateJul 11 '16 at 23:02
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Memory 91.9
1-Core 125
2-Core 229
85% 148 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 468
56% 430 Pts
64-Core 572
35% 572 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
ASRock(1849 0412) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.15.4256
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 16TB
739GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Read 1,118
Write 481
Mixed 529
155% 709 MB/s
4K Read 55.4
4K Write 9.88
4K Mixed 0.66
90% 22 MB/s
DQ Read 45.8
DQ Write 14.1
DQ Mixed 1.76
9% 20.6 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 257%
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 128GB-$110
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
144% Outstanding
Read 1,792
Write 345
Mixed 522
191% 886 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 23.7
164% 64.4 MB/s
DQ Read 45.7
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 24.4
38% 69.5 MB/s
Poor: 116%
This bench: 144%
Great: 188%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
56.8% Above average
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 16.7
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.8
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 19.7
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97 Extreme6 Builds (Compare 951 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme6 - $220

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $877
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